Wollemi nobilis

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Tissue culture
NPPO Details
​Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.mpi.govt.nz/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

Consignments are to be packed in clean, new packages/bags not previously used for any purpose.

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Plants in tissue culture must be produced in a facility under conditions that prevent contamination with regulated pests.

The number of flasks / tubs / tubes in the consignment are to be declared on the phytosanitary certificate at all times.

Cultures imported in growing media must have been grown in the vessel in which they are imported. The container must be pest-proof, rigid and either clear plastic or glass.

The culture must not contain any charcoal, antibiotics or fungicides (see Section 2.2.2.2 of the MPI IHS).

LABELLING:

All flasks / tubs / tubes of cultures in the consignment must be clearly identified with their scientific name (genus and species).

The full botanical name of Wollemia nobilis must also be listed on the phytosanitary certificate.

Exporters must ensure that the Wollemia nobilis plants in-vitro have been: -

  • inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free of any visually detectable regulated pests; AND
  • derived from mother stock inspected in accordance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free of any visually detectable regulated pests; AND
  • derived from explant material which has been surface sterilised in a solution of 0.5% sodium hypochlorite and sterile water, or MPI approved alternative treatment; AND
  • prepared by asexual reproduction (clonal techniques) under sterile conditions; AND
  • held in a manner to ensure that infestation/reinfestation does not occur following certification.

Explanation of the endorsements:

Endorsement 6364:

Applies to consignments exported under the following pathway:

  • plantlets recently removed from in-vitro tissue culture

Note:

  • Nil additional declaration is required for plants imported in growing media.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 6364)
1) The plantlets were removed from the original culture container(s) in which they were grown, not more than 48 hours before export, and have not been in contact with any other growing media.

Import Health Standards (IHS) 05 April 2023.

30/05/2023 - Created case based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 22/05/2023
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026